Two men have been arrested by the Chicago police in the Jussie Smollett assault investigation. According to TMZ, the two men are brothers of Nigerian decent, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo who have also worked as extras on the set of Smollett’s hit show, “Empire.”

The police have reportedly arrested them for battery and are now considering them “potential suspects” in the case. This is a change from the today’s earlier depiction of them as “persons of interest.”

TMZ reports that several bottles of bleach as well as other pieces of potential evidence were found in the Osundairo brothers’ home after a police raid on Thursday. The brothers had just returned from Nigeria and were first picked upon their return to the States on Wednesday at Chicago’s O’Hare airport.

This evidence is significant because Smollett reported that his attackers put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him during the incident. However, in his account, the 36-year old actor and singer said that the two masked men were white and yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him as they repeatedly punched him.

As this situation continues to get more confusing, Smollett will now be forced to identify the men in an official police lineup. Earlier this week, he appeared on Good Morning America for his first sit down interview where he told Robin Roberts that part of what’s been so painful is dealing with the critics who don’t want to believe the details of his assault.

TMZ first broke the news that the popular actor and singer was hospitalized after being attacked. According to Variety, the officers were informed that the actor “did not want to report the offense however he believed it to be in the best interest to.”

Smollett also said he believes that the men featured in the surveillance tape released after the attack are indeed the individuals the police are looking for, however, the police have yet to confirm that the Osundairo brothers are the men in that photo.

Both brothers are active on social media and describe themselves as actors and models.

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Sending love to Jussie and the Smollett family after this horrific attack. We support you and pray that you find peace and justice.